Feedstock BPA prices have ticked up in the fourth quarter, but December prices in the upper 90s cents/lb were still below historical highs of around 110 cents/lb reached in June 2010, according to LER market participants.

The retreat in feedstocks BPA and epichlorohydrin (ECH) since mid-year has not been matched by LER prices.

US LER prices have been supported by snug domestic supply, and by the fact that Asian producers are busy supplying their own domestic markets, buyers said.